Desk pad



Aug. '31 1926.

. c. H. DEATON DESK PAD Filed Dec. 1, 1924 LENT MENU 7 lieorge Patented Aug. 31, 192%.

Uniran stirs GEORGE H. DEATOH, E CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DESK PAD.

Application filed December 1, 1924. Serial No. 753,049.

The invention has to do with desk pads for the reception of chronologically arranged notations in convenient futurereference form. i

Heretofore, a desk pad designed for the aforesaid purpose has usually consisted of a years supply of dated daily entry sheets in permanent or detachable or partly permanent and partly detachable association. If such a pad were to be used exclusively as intended for the reception of chronologically arranged notations, it would constitute an excellent record, but experience has shown that the average person is prone to employ such a pad primarily as scratch paper in the absence of equally convenient paper for that purpose, and the advantages which would be derived from the pad, if the same were properly employed, are sacrificed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a desk pad of the character described which may be used with equal facility for the reception of miscellaneous notations which are ordinarily placed on any convenient scratch paper, and chronologi cally arranged notations which are to be temporarily or permanently preserved for future reference. 4

Another important object of the invention is to provide such a dual capacity pad which requires less paper in its construction, is lighter in weight, and is more compact than an ordinary pad of the same general type designed for use over a corresponding period of time.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be evident upon a full understanding of the construction, arrangement and use of the pad.

Tn order that the invention may be fully understood, a preferred embodiment of the same is presented in the accompanying drawings and in the following detailed description predicated thereon, but it is to be understood that such particularly delineated embodiment is chosen merely for the purpose of exemplification and is not to be construed as unnecessarily limiting in any respect the comprehensive scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the pad, showing certain of the sheets thereof spread apart slightly for clearness of illustration;

Fig. 2 is a view of one sheet which is typlical of certain other sheets of the pad, anc

Fig. 3 is a view of another sheet which is typical of certain other sheets of the pad.

The pad structure illustrated is designed to be used throughout the calendar year of 1925, and includes a long base member 10 of stiff cardboard or the like, a cover member 11 of similar material secured in spaced re lation to the base member at the top of the pad, and a number of long entry sheets 12 secured to the spacing webwhich extends between the base 10 and the cover member 7 11, The sheets 12 are transversely perforated in approximate alignment with the lower free edge of the cover 10 to present small permanent upper portions 13, and largedetachable lower portions 1d. I

The upper portion 13 of each sheet is transversely divided into two permanent daily entry spaces 15, and all of such spaces throughout the pad are consecutively dated with the exception that each of those spaces which are designated with Saturday dates also includes the following Sunday date for the reason that Sunday entries are seldom necessary.

The lower portion 14 of the first sheet and of each third sheet thereafter throughout the pad is transversely divided into six temporary daily entry spaces 16, and all of such spaces throughout the pad are consecutively dated with the exception that each of those spaces which are designated with Saturday dates also includes the following Sunday date; and the lower portion 14: of each of those sheets which are interposed in pairs between the aforesaid sheets presenting the entry spaces 16 is a blank 17 for the reception of miscellaneous memoranda which is not suitable subject matter for entry in either of the correspondingly dated permanent and temporary entry spaces 15 and 16. V J i It will be understood from the aforegoing description that the first sheet of the pad ary, Friday 2 January and Sat.-Sun. 3-4 January; thatthe second sheet presentson its upper portion 13 two permanent daily entry spaces 15 with suitable designations, such as Dec. 31, 1924; and Jan. 1, 1925, and on its lower'portion 14 ablank 17 for the reception of miscellaneous memoranda; that the third sheet presents on its upper portion 13 two permanent daily en-.

try spaces 15 with suitable designations, such-as Jan. 2, 1925 and Jan. 3-4: 1925, and on its lower portion another blank 17 for the reception of miscellaneous memoranda; andthat each followinggroupot three sheets presents on the upperand lower portionsthereof permanent entry spaces 15, temporary entry spaces 16 and miscel laneous memoranda blanks 17, all of which correspond except as to dates with those of the first group.

The pad obviously may be used with equal facility for thereception of miscellaneous notations, and chronologically arranged notations of a permanent or temporary character. If, during the first week for instance of the calendar year, a person wishes tojot down any miscellaneous memoranda, he need only raise the first sheet and makethe'notation upon the then ex posed blank 17 of the second sheet; or it he wishes to make a dated notation in the form of a permanent record, heneed only referin the first three sheets to the entry space 15 of proper date, and make the notation; or it he should wish to make a dated notation in the form of only a temporary record, he need only refer in thefirst sheet to'the enportions 14 of the expired sheets may be detached from the upper portions 13 and filed or otherwise disposed of.

It will'be appreciated that the pad contains less than half the number of sheets that are required in an ordinary desk pad of the same general type, since each group ofthree sheets accommodates all entries for any particular week as distinguished from at corresponding group of seven sheets in an ordinary pad. ea; that more or less sheets presenting on their lower portions 14; the blanks 17 may be provided in the pad, if desired, and such modification wouldmerely necessitate a redivisioning of the upper portions 13 of the sheets in each group.

I claim: o

1. A desk pad, including a number of It will also be appreciat- I signed my name.

sheets divided into separable upper and lower portions, dated daily entry spaces occupying the upper portions of all of the sheets, other ated daily entry spaces occupying the lower portions of certain of the .try spaces occupying the upper portions of all of the sheets, temporary dated daily entry spaces occupying the lower portions of certain of the sheets separated by intervening sheets, and miscellaneous memoranda blanks occupying the lower portions of the intervening sheets.

3. A desk pad, including a number of sheets divided into upper and lower portions by transverse perforations, two permanent dated daily entry spaces occupying the upper portion of each of the sheets, six temporary "dated daily entry spaces occupying the lower portion of each of certain of the sheets separated by two intervening sheets, and a miscellaneous memoranda blank occupying the lower portion of each of the intervening sheets,

4. A desk pad, including a base member, a cover member connected thereto, a number of sheets secured between the members and divided into separable upper and low er portions, permanent dated daily entry spaces occupying the; upper portions of all of the sheets, temporary dated daily entry spaces occupying the'lower portions of certain of the sheets separated by intervening sheets, and miscellaneous memoranda blanks occupying the lower portions of the intervening sheets.

5. A desk pad, lncluding a long base memher, a short cover member connected thereto,

a number of sheets secured between the members and divided into upper and lower portions by transverse perforations at about the lower edge of the cover member, two permanent dated "daily entry spaces occupying the upper portion of each of the sheets, six temporary dated daily entry spaces occupying the lower portion of each of certain of the sheets separated by. two

intervening sheets, and a miscellaneous memoranda blank occupying the lower portion of eachof the intervening sheets.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto GEORGE H. DEATON. 

